coolify-self-hosted-paaslisted
Install: claude install-skill CarlosCaPe/octorato
# Coolify — Self-Hosted PaaS
The OSS answer to "Vercel/Heroku/Netlify, but on your server." Single Docker-based install, web UI, git-push deploys, automatic SSL via Let's Encrypt, preview environments per PR. Apache 2.0.
## When to use
- Client wants Vercel/Heroku-like ergonomics but owns the infrastructure (cost, sovereignty, compliance)
- Many small services to manage centrally without per-service hosting bills
- Self-hosting on a single VPS or bare metal — Coolify orchestrates Docker for you
- The client's existing managed PaaS pricing is now exceeding the cost of a VPS + Coolify combo
- Air-gapped or on-prem deployments where SaaS PaaS isn't an option
## When NOT to use
- Client genuinely needs hyperscale edge / global CDN — Vercel/Cloudflare/Netlify still win
- Team doesn't want to operate the underlying infrastructure (Coolify is *less* managed than Vercel)
- Compliance regime that requires a SOC 2 / ISO 27001 certified provider (Coolify is OSS — *you* are the provider)
## Source of truth
- Repository: `github.com/coollabsio/coolify`
- License: Apache 2.0
- Install: single Docker-based bootstrap on a VPS (Hetzner / DigitalOcean / Linode / etc.)
- Web UI for project, server, application, and database management
- Supports: Docker, docker-compose, Dockerfile, Buildpacks, plain git repos
## Quick start (rough — verify against current README)
```bash
# On a fresh Ubuntu VPS:
curl -fsSL https://cdn.coollabs.io/coolify/install.sh | bash
# Then access the web UI at ht